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Mining investment in Africa

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Since 1985, there has been rapid growth in the presence of Australian exploration and mining companies in Africa. This paper sets out the reasons for the interest of those companies, now 20 in number, in various African mineral opportunities. Australian companies spent about US$16 million in 1992 on African exploration and evaluation, with over US$130 million spent on new mine development or expansion. The 20 Australian companies operate in 16 African countries, with two areas of focus, West Africa and Southern Africa. Using the responses to a survey sent to Australian companies operating in Africa in 1991, and to companies known to be interested in prospects there, the paper identifies and categorizes the policy and regulatory requirements needed by investors. Although a gloomy picture has often been painted of investment in Africa, Australian companies recognize that their risk taking, in the light of a declining investment climate in other mining areas, could promote a renaissance of world‐scale mining in Africa.

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  • Dennis O'Neill, 1993. "Mining investment in Africa," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 17(4), pages 262-272, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:17:y:1993:i:4:p:262-272
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1993.tb00186.x
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